Johann Sebastian Bach? His very name arouses admiration, while his art generally provokes wonder, even ecstasy... To 'pay homage' to Bach is to acknowledge his special status - if not the God, at least the Pope of musicians: an unquestionable and unquestioned title. (...) Yet it cannot be denied that, at the end of the Age of Enlightenment, his works were largely unknown. It would take several decades after that for them to enter the repertory. Following four performances during Bach's lifetime, the St Matthew Passion, one of his greatest masterpieces, was not given again until 1829, under the direction of Mendelssohn. The Brandenburg Concertos were published only in 1850, after being rediscovered in the Berlin archives. And it was not until the early twentieth century that Pablo Casals revived the Cello Suites. (...) A second 'Bach Revival' took place in the early 1960s. It's origin? A revolution in performance practice, driven by the Baroque movement embodied by Alfred Deller, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt and many other musicians. Their aim: to play Bach with the instruments of his time, in the style of his time, with the performing forces and instruments he had intended. (...) The artists assembled here have taken this philosophy on board in their interpretations. Whether playing early or modern instruments, they offer us a Bach for today and transport us, if not to ecstasy, at least to the best of all worlds.

Tracklist:

Johannes-Passion, BW 245~I. Chorus: Herr, unser Herrscher
Johannes-Passion, BW 245~IX. Aria: Ich folge dir gleichfalls
Johannes-Passion, BW 245~VII. Aria: Von den Stricken meiner SÃ¼nden
Johannes-Passion, BW 245~XXV. Chorale: Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine
Johannes-Passion, BW 245~XXVI. Chorale: Ach Herr, laÃŸ dein lieb Engelein
Choral. Als Jesus Christus in der Nacht, BWV 265
Cantata Herr, Wie du Willt, So Schick's Mit Mir, BWV 73~I. Chorus and recitative: Herr, wie du willt, so schick's mit mir
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245~Choral. O grosse Lieb
Cantata Christ Lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4~III. Duet Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245~Choral: Wer hat dich so geschlagen
Cantata in e Major es ist dir Gesagt, Mensch, Was Gut Ist, BWV 45~I. Chorus. Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245~Choral. Ach groÃŸer KÃ¶nig
Cantata Sie Werden Euch in Den Bann Tun, BWV 44~IV. Aria: Es ist und bleibt der Christen Trost
Johannes Passion, BWV 245~Choral: Durch dein GefÃ¤ngnis
Cantata Gott der Herr Ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79~I. Chorus. Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild
Cantata. Ich Armer Mensch, Ich SÃ¼ndenknecht, BWV 55~III. Aria. Erbarme dich!
St. Matthew Passion in E Minor, Pt. 2, BWV 244~3
Erbarme dich
Motet Singet dem Herrn ein Neues Lied, BWV 225~Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243~Choral. Magnificat anima mea
Missa Brevis in B Minor, BWV 232~Gloria. I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
Missa Brevis in B Minor, BWV 232~Gloria. II. Et in terra pax
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048~I. Allegro - II. Adagio
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048~III. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050~I. Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major, BWV 1051~III. Allegro
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043~I. Vivace
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043~II. Largo ma non tanto
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043~III. Allegro
Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in D Major~I.
Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068~II. Air
Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067~VII. Badinerie
Concerto for Violin No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041~III. Allegro assai
Concerto for Violin No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042~II. Adagio
Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052~I. Allegro
Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056~II. Largo
Concerto for Two Keyboards in C Major, BWV 1061~III. Fuga. Vivace
Concerto for Four Keyboards in A Minor BWV 1065~III. Allegro
Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079~Ricercar a 6
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1~Prelude I in C Major, BWV 846
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1~Fugue I in C Major, BWV 846
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1~Prelude II in C Minor, BWV 847
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1~Fugue II in C Minor, BWV 847
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1~Prelude V in D Major, BWV 850
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1~Fugue V in D Major, BWV 850
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1~Prelude VI in D Minor, BWV 851
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1~Fugue VI in D Minor, BWV 851
Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974~I. Allegro
Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974~II. Adagio
Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974~III. Presto
Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006~I. Preludio
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988~Aria
Violin Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017~I. Largo
Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in B Minor, BWV 1030~I. Andante
Flute Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034~II. Allegro
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Fugue in G Moll, BWV 578
Toccata and Fugue in D Moll, BWV 565

UPC: 3760014197758
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 9.24.21
Format: CD

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